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English speakers are always creating new words, and we are often able to know w 1 most words
come from.
Sometimes, h 2 , no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about
w 3 hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham? About a
hundred years ago, some men went to America f 4 Europe. They came from a big city in Germany
called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw
them e 5 round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand
the question and answered, 66We come from Hamburg. " One of these Americans owned a restaurant,
and had an idea.
He cooked some round pieces of beef like those w 6 the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put
each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called "hamburgers".
Today 6'hamburgers" are sold in many countries a 7 the world.
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain
meaning is i 8 , too.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there is such a thing a "banana person"? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No, they are just Chinese people like you and me.
ABC means American–born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside — looking like a Westerner and yellow outside — looking like a Chinese.
Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics.
But if ABCs can not speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens (公民)of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood.Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C .N.Yang (杨振宁). H e got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
1.“ABC” in this passage means “____________”.
A．three English letters
B．a kind of banana
C．Chinese born in America
D．Americans born in China
2.Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because _______.
A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside
B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese
C．they were born in China but got to study in America
D．they like to eat bananas
3.He underlined word “blood” may probably mean__________.
A．国籍 B．血统 C．爱心 D．皮肤
4.N.Yang is mentioned (提到) here to show that ____________
A．American Chinese are great.
B．We love American Chinese.
C．Chinese people can win Nobel Prizes.
D．American-Chinese are not Chinese citizens.
5.This passage mainly talks about _____.
A. different kinds of bananas
B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize
D. the life story of C.N. Yang
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| A. hungry B. look up C. are used to D. fair E. However F. without G. look after H. offer I. freely |
Zoos Do a Good Job------ Maria Smith
I know a large number of people think it is not wise to keep animals in zoos. ___1__ , I believe that it is good to keep animals in zoos.
Firstly, zoos are places for people to see many different kinds or animals from all over the world. ___2____zoos, most people would never see a real bear or tiger.
Secondly, zoos ___3___the animals very well. The animals are given food and cleaned regularly. In the wild (野外) , it is not always easy for an animal to find food, so sometimes it goes___4____. But animals kept in zoos never suffer from hunger.
Thirdly, zoos protect the animals they take care of. They ___5___them safe places to live in. In the wild, some kinds of animals are in danger of' becoming extinct (灭绝) . But zoos give these animals a chance to live. There would be fewer kinds of animals in the world if there were no zoos.
Zoos Are Unnatural ------Philip Black
In my opinion, zoos are not good for animals; they are only good for people.
It is not natural and 6 to keep wild animals in cages. Most animals are kept in cages that are too small for them. In the wild, these animals would travel __7__. In zoos, they can't do this. This is why the bears and tigers always look so sad.
Most cages are not very clean, either. It is true that zoos give the animals food regularly, but this is not natural. Wild animals _ 8 looking for their own food. We should treat animals in the same way that we treat other people----with respect.
Would anyone be happy if you don't let him go outside his home? Would Maria like to have lots of people standing outside her flat looking at her? No, she wouldn’t. And animals don't like it, either. 查看习题详情和答案>>
There are too m___1___ accidents in big cities. Accidents often h__2__ when people are not careful, especially when they want to c__3__ the road. Why does it happen sometimes? Let me tell you.
When it rains, people are in a h__4__ because they don’t want to get w__5__. They often go across the road q__6__. Often they can’t see c__7__ because they hold umbrellas in front of them. Then accidents may happen at that time. Everyone knows that cars take l__8__ time to stop when it’s raining. So we must be more c__9__ if we want to be safe. Remember everyone has only one l__10__ and we must protect ourselves well. 查看习题详情和答案>>
Some students think it d__小题1:___ to learn English well. That’s b__小题2:__ they don’t find the right way. I think r__小题3:___ is very important for students. The more you read， the b__小题4:__ you’ll understand. Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing.
If you often read English aloud, you’ll improve(提高) your listening. On the other hand（另一方面）, listening a lot can h__小题5:____ you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are f_小题6:__, if you wish. You can get a lot of knowledge（知识） when you read. Sometimes you need to s_小题7:__ your ideas, you can either speak or write. That means you are using w__小题8:__ you learned from reading. The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. If you want to r__小题9:__ something, you should read again and again. So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good w__小题10:__ to learn English well.